Population By Race and Ethnicity in Burke County, NC in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 89,337 population of Burke County, North Carolina comprised of 5,136 people who identified as Hispanic (5.75%), and 84,201 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Burke County, North Carolina with a population of 77,104 (86.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,008 (6.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,372 (3.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Burke County, North Carolina in 2015, with a population of 73,383 (82.14%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,815 (6.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,721 (4.17%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Burke, North Carolina.

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Population By Race in Burke , NC in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,008 6.73%
White Alone 77,104 86.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 765 0.86%
Asian Alone 3,372 3.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 601 0.67%
Two Or More Races 1,487 1.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Burke , NC in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 193 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,721 4.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 535 0.6%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 107 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 445 0.5%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 135 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,815 6.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 73,383 82.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 230 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,265 3.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 156 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,352 1.51%